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moutain Author

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I've lost a PAGES document

I was typing a lot of text and when I came to update it a little later the document had disappeared.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.5

Posted on Dec 31, 2024 8:20 AM

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VikingOSX

Level 10

131,888 points

Posted on Dec 31, 2024 12:03 PM

Pages does not delete files, but it does save a document in its last save location. Your document may be there. That document should also be the topmost item in your File menu > Open Recent menu.

Another method to locate a missing Pages document would be the following from the Spotlight 🔍 menu tool using this syntax to locate any Pages document created after (>) Dec 1:

kind:pages created:>12/01/2024

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VikingOSX

Level 10

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Dec 31, 2024 12:03 PM in response to moutain

Pages does not delete files, but it does save a document in its last save location. Your document may be there. That document should also be the topmost item in your File menu > Open Recent menu.

Another method to locate a missing Pages document would be the following from the Spotlight 🔍 menu tool using this syntax to locate any Pages document created after (>) Dec 1:

kind:pages created:>12/01/2024

VikingOSX

Level 10

131,888 points

Dec 31, 2024 9:23 AM in response to moutain

Pages will only activate autosave when you initially and manually save a document with a name. If you open Pages and start typing and quit Pages without saving that document once, the temporary document and all content is permanently lost.

moutain Author

Level 1

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Dec 31, 2024 9:39 AM in response to moutain

Thank you but I did save it several times,

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I've lost a PAGES document